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Float driver says train seemed still before crash

"The NTSB has said the train was travelling at about 62 mph at the time of the collision and that warning lights on the tracks appeared to be working.

NTSB to release documents on train-float collision

A release from the National Transportation Safety Board says the documents will be released Wednesday on the agency's website.

Conn., NTSB officials to tour train crash site

Conn., NTSB officials to tour train crash site

Victims of '88 DUI bus crash in Ky. remembered

NTSB spokesman Peter Knudsen said the agency was "well aware" of the Kentucky bus crash anniversary and officials "wanted to get our report before the board prior to that date."

NTSB wants states to lower legal blood-alcohol standard for drunken drivers

Studies show more than 4 million people a year in the U.S. drive while intoxicated, but about half of the intoxicated drivers stopped by police escape detection, the NTSB report said.

Feds pushing states to lower threshold for drunk driving

The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday recommended that states lower the threshold for driving while intoxicated to a blood-alcohol content of .05.

Progress sought on drunken driving deaths

The National Transportation Safety Board is meeting Tuesday to hear recommendations from its staff on ways to meet its goal of cutting out all alcohol-related driving deaths.

Drowsy driving remains an elusive highway dilemma

A fatigue expert on the National Transportation Safety Board says drowsy driving can be as bad as drunken driving.

INFLUENCE GAME: Congress silent on Dreamliner woes

The NTSB has been unable to establish a root cause for the Boston fire, and its investigators are also looking into the process by which the FAA certified the 787 as safe for flight in August 2011.

NTSB: Former Oklahoma QB, friend were flight crew

NTSB: Former Oklahoma QB, friend were flight crew

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2 killed in plane crash

A National Transportation Safety Board investigator will handle the investigation.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.: Conn. commuter rail service to resume Wednesday

Conn., NTSB officials to tour train crash site

Sacto 9-1-1: Two killed in plane crash near Auburn Airport, officials say

A National Transportation Safety Board investigator was arriving from Seattle, WA.

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NTSB releases documents in train crash that killed 4 veterans

NTSB releases documents in train crash that killed 4 veterans

Midland train crash documents released

The NTSB continues to investigate Nov. 15 wreck that killed four veterans.

Short Duration: How To Weather The Oncoming Storm

The high-yield market is currently yielding around 6%, and while this is very low compared to...

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NTSB: Get tougher on drunken driving

Ann Heisenfelt/AP - NTSB Chairwoman Deborah Hersman at a news conference in Washington in February.

U.S. transport safety board chairman says 787 hearing went well

She said it was normal for the Federal Aviation Administration and regulated companies like...

UPDATE 4-U.S. NTSB still seeking root cause of Boeing 787 fire

The NTSB report also revealed abnormal function of the battery shortly before the fire was...